Name: Pseudocolwellia agarivorans (Xu et al. 2017) Liu et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Colwellia agarivorans Xu et al. 2017

Etymology: a.ga.ri’vo.rans. N.L. neut. n. agarum, agar, algal polysaccharide; L. inf. v. vorare, to devour, to digest; N.L. fem. part. adj. agarivorans, agar-digesting

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-ga-RI-wo-rans, feminine

Type strain: KCTC 52273; MCCC 1H00143; QM 50

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KX618643 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Liu A, Zhang YJ, Cheng P, Peng YJ, Blom J, Xue QJ. Whole genome analysis calls for a taxonomic rearrangement of the genus Colwellia. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2020; 113:919-931. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 199. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4773.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Colwellia agarivorans Xu et al. 2017	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Pseudocolwellia Liu et al. 2021. Publication: Liu A, Zhang YJ, Cheng P, Peng YJ, Blom J, Xue QJ. Whole genome analysis calls for a taxonomic rearrangement of the genus Colwellia. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2020; 113:919-931. 🇨🇳
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Pseudocolwellia Liu et al. 2021

Assigned by: Liu A, Zhang YJ, Cheng P, Peng YJ, Blom J, Xue QJ. Whole genome analysis calls for a taxonomic rearrangement of the genus Colwellia. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2020; 113:919-931. 🇨🇳

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